No Man's Sky has evolved immeasurably since its initial launch, with pretty regular updates that have each made dramatic changes to the experience. Beyond was probably the most significant of these, but the very latest update, named Synthesis, is nothing to sniff at either. Releasing today on PlayStation 4, this new patch makes a ton of refinements to the game, as well as throwing in some new features for good measure.
Writing on the PlayStation Blog, Sean Murray details a few changes Hello Games has made with this "Spring cleaning" update. Synthesis adds a couple of cool features to the PSVR mode of the game, allowing virtual reality players to use photo mode and ride atop the wacky alien wildlife. Both of these things were available outside of VR, but now they're available however you're playing.
Aside from that, there's just lots of quality of life changes. After installing a new bit of kit, you'll be able to refine materials wherever you are instead of having to place down a machine first. You can carry more than one Multi-Tool. Ships can now be traded in to scrap them for materials or upgrade them. New technologies will let you manage your inventories over long distances, or warp away from hectic space battles.
It sounds like there's plenty more besides, so it'll be well worth downloading the Synthesis update and hopping into the game for a closer look. Check out the ludicrous patch notes here. Are you still enjoying No Man's Sky on PS4 and PSVR? Do you like the sound of these improvements? Take to the skies in the comments.
[source blog.eu.playstation.com, via nomanssky.com]
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It's great they are still pushing out updates and all but I still find the game boring it's great in terms of what you can do but it's still a boring game 😬
You do have to wonder when hello games will call it quits and move on to their next project. Admirable how much support they are giving it though
@Rob_230 they already announced a new game recently if I recall correctly
How profitable is this game now? I can’t imagine that it’s selling many copies so you have to wonder how he is financially justifying all this ongoing development for a game that’s not selling.
Or maybe it’s selling some, but I know when I tried to trade in my copy a year ago it was basically worthless. Like selling for $2 or something.
Kudos to Hello games for their commitment to their vision, though.
@Th3solution I am assuming they just made a fortune day 1 and the overheads are not massive.
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They sold a lot of copies when the game launched it is also a very small team working on the game
Will try it tonight.. but still no PS4 PRO VR patch
Downloading it right now, had no idea a new big FREE update was coming out so i'm dead happy right now.
Really is the game what keeps giving and the only cost HG ask for is the cost of the game itself, nothing is gated and nothing is hidden behind MTX or paid expansions. God i love this game.
Jumped into this game with the Beyond update to play in VR and it's one of the best VR experiences out there. Actually exploring the vast reaches of space is SUCH a cool feeling and these patches just keep making it better and better. It's a really cool game!
I want to like NMS so much but every time I boot it up I fly and walk around aimlessly for about 20-30 mins and then turn it off!
I keep wanting to play it because of the cool things I hear. But then I keep hearing that first and foremost it is a mining game and then I lose interest. Sounds like it has the parts to make an epic rpg, but not the substance. Bummer.
The resolution in PSVR is just too bad. Looks like below 720p. I hope they will patch the game at PS5 launch. Then this game might be really great in VR.
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